Are Kegels as close as you’ve gotten to being informed about pelvic floor health?
If so, this week’s episode is for you.
Some signs that you may be having pelvic floor issues include:
Incontinence
Lower back pain
Discomfort with sex
A weak core
SGR 102: Mindful Relationships with Sarah Harmon
Ever wonder what “mindfulness” really is?
This week we’re speaking with mindfulness expert, Sarah Harmon, about mothering oneself mindfully. If you find yourself deep in negative self-talk and critique, losing your patience when things don’t go as planned, or spending too much time overthinking - this episode is for you.
To learn more, be sure to check it out. We’re covering what mindfulness really is, the importance of the relationship we have with ourselves, and how to be more mindful in our partnerships. Sarah is offering a free 10 minute meditation for you to get started! Her next round of The School of MOM starts October 12, 2020, so be sure to register for a reminder on her website if you’re interested.
Read moreSGR 099: How Our Inner Child Shows Up In Relationships with Saadia Z. Yunus, LMFT
You know those conflicts where you go from 0 to 100 in no time?
Or you say something benign and your partner reacts with rage?
It’s likely your inner child is making an appearance. I’ll be honest - when I’ve heard about the “inner child” in the past, I’ve rolled my eyes. But, after recording this episode, I have an entirely new understanding of this concept. And let me tell you, it’s playing out in all of our relationships.
Read moreSGR 097: 3 Marriage Tips from a Couples Therapist and her Husband with Stranz and Mallory Wolfgramm
What’s more fun than getting a behind-the-scenes look at a couples therapist’s marriage?
We’ve had the unique experience of dating our husbands throughout graduate school, while we were learning the do’s and don’ts of healthy relationships. We pulled them along for the ride, shared what we were learning, and practiced exercises with them. I’d say it served us tremendously. Today’s guests have had a similar experience!
In this week’s episode, we spoke with Stranz and Mallory Wolfgramm, couples therapist, about their top three tips for making marriage work.
Read moreSGR 096: Sharing the Mental Load with Dr. Morgan Cutlip
Women often talk about the “mental load.”
I, personally, have had this conversation with my husband countless times. It goes something like this:
Me: “If I didn’t think of everything that has to get done, it wouldn’t get done. Why do I have to do everything?”
Him: “You don’t have to do everything, just tell me what you need me to do and I’ll do it.”
Me: “But, that’s the point. If I have to tell you what to do, I still have to think about it.”
Can you relate?
These conflicts typically get triggered before a holiday, family event, or other scenario where the day-to-day responsibilities are intensified. We start to feel overwhelmed, unappreciated, and unsupported. Watching our partner check emails, take their time getting ready, or grab a seat on the couch, while we’re rushing around wrapping gifts, preparing food, and blow drying our hair can be pretty frustrating.
Luckily, this week we’re talking to Dr. Morgan Cutlip about sharing the mental load. We discussed what the mental load really is, how to open up a conversation with your partner about it, and the specific process to work through as a couple to share the responsibilities more fairly. If this is something you’ve struggled with in your relationship, be sure to listen in.
Read moreSGR 095: Integrating Sexual Fantasies into Your Relationship with Dr. Justin Lehmiller
Everyone has sexual fantasies.
People generally feel shame about their fantasies and think they’re “weird” or uncommon. Research shows that having and exploring sexual fantasies and talking about them in the context of your relationship leads couples to have the most satisfying sex lives.
Here are a few tips to set yourselves up for success:
Do your own work around shame by educating yourself and normalizing your fantasies.
Communicate with your partner and go through the learning curve together.
Integrate fantasy in small ways, instead of jumping into the deep end of the pool right away.
SGR 094: Making Marriage Work from the Beginning with Kayla Levin
The first year of marriage is the hardest, right?
When couples go from dating to living together, they’re suddenly faced with “having to” make it work. Time apart is no longer built into your weekly routine, you don’t go home to cool off after an argument, and you see and speak to each other every day. There are many more opportunities to see your partner in their best (and worst) moments. This allows you to grow to the next level of friendship, emotional intimacy, and physical intimacy.
Instead, you may feel disconnection. You may panic about things that feel harder now than they did before - communication, conflict resolution, and getting along. You may wonder if you made the right decision moving in together or getting married. You may take the perspective that your partner must have changed, they’re getting “too comfortable,” or this is why people refer to marriage as the “ball and chain.”
Read moreSGR 074: Using Embodiment to Create the Relationship You Want with Shelby Rose
Racing thoughts, replaying things that have happened in the past, worrying about things that could happen in the future - these experiences pull us out of our body and into our mind. The problem is if we’re stuck in our mind, we can’t really feel. We’ll miss those intuitive hits, hunches, and gut feelings meant to guide us through life. Our emotional experiences will be stunted or bypassed entirely. We won’t be fully available to connect with other people because we’re so focused on our own “stuff.”
In this episode, we have a special guest, Shelby Rose, who is a spiritual business mentor and podcast host helping women gain confidence and bring soul alignment into their business. We’re talking about how to get out of your head and back into your body through a practice called embodiment and how to use this approach to create the relationship you truly desire.
Read moreSGR 068 : How To Build More Trust in Your Relationship with Juan Santos, LPC
We’ve got something a little different for you this week!
Our guest, Juan Santos, LPC, is joining us to talk about his five step strategy for building more trust in your relationship. Having a foundation of emotional safety is key to constructive communication, effective conflict resolution, and a healthy emotional bank account. You’ve got to trust your partner with your feelings in order to be honest and vulnerable.
When you think of trust, think:
T - Time
R - Respect
U - Understanding
S - Support
T - Together
These five concepts include strategies for enhancing the emotional trust in your relationship, such as setting aside Time to make plans with your partner each week and Respecting your partner by building them up, rather than breaking them down. To learn more, be sure to listen to this week’s episode!
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Are Kegels as close as you’ve gotten to being informed about pelvic floor health?
If so, this week’s episode is for you.
Some signs that you may be having pelvic floor issues include:
Incontinence
Lower back pain
Discomfort with sex
A weak core